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“In 1897, in an alleyway located in the sordid neighborhood of Pigalle (Paris), an old chapel converted into a performance space was transformed into a theater steeped in naturalism, controversy, and macabre spectacles. Over the next 65 years, the Grand Guignol would provoke both repulsion and celebration in equal measure. Narrated by Barbara Steele and featuring state-of-the-art visual effects, this documentary chronicles the sociocultural impact of France’s most infamous creation.” – Production notes